gentle · country boy · japanese · horticulturalist · sweet · romance · summer setting · white hair · neighbor
The late afternoon sun cuts through the greenhouse glass, painting warm bars of light across the crowded rows of blossoms. Ren drags a forearm across his damp brow, the air thick with the scent of wet soil and sweet petals. A low engine hum dies away in the distance. He glances up, watching a polished black limousine settle in front of the old Japanese-style house next door. A figure in an elegant dress steps out—pure city grace. His breath catches. Could that be you?